The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-28
Rochester,.
New Publications.

LITTLE PETER BY Lucas Molet New
York; ID. Appleton & Co. This is one of
the most pathetic and poetical of holiday
books for children. The author calls it f." a
Christmas morality for children of any age"
and with truth. The small child can't fail to
enjoy the picturesque and child-like story,
while the world-worn " oldster will de-
light in its pure and exquisite spirit and its
charming style.
TALKS TO YOUNG MEN. BY Robert Coll
yer, DID. Boston: Lee & Shepard, pub
fishers. For sale by D. F. Long. Earnest,
uplifting and helpful are these "Talks to
Young Men, with Asides to Young Women"
The author is well acquainted with the
dangers and temptations which beset a
young man of to-day on every hand, and
this work is designed 10 aid in combating
and opposing them. 1t will, we think sue
coed grandly in its mission and aid in rails
ing many young man now on the thresh-
old of lifes struggle to a high aud noble
manhood. y better or more useful present
for a boy or young man than this could not
be desired.
a MOST novel convenient and valuable
business calendar for 1883 is the Columbia
Bicycle calendar and stand Just issued by
the Pope Manufacturing Co. of Boston,
Mass. The calendar proper is in the form of
a pad, containing three hundred siXty-siX
leaves, one for each day in the year, to be
torn off daily. The leaves are five and one
eighth by two and three-fourths inches, and
portion of each leaf is left blank for MEM
oranda, so arranged that the memorandum
blank for any coming day can be turned to
Immediately at any time Upon each slip
appear, as in the previous Columbia calen-
dars, quotations pertaining to cycling from
leading publications and prominent writers,
PRE-GLAcIAL MAN AND THE ARYAN RACE.
By Lorenzo Burge. Price Sl.5O Boston:
Lee & Shepard, publishers, In beginning
the Introduction to this book the author
says: At the beginning of the Book of
Genesis are what have been called the rec
ords of Creation-Adam and Eve, Cain and
Abel, a genealogical table from Seth to Noah
and the account of the deluge. These mar
rativeS and table are one continued allegory,
written principally in cipher. In this vol
ume we shall attempt to decipher and make
plain the history therein recorded" This
brief extract gives a good idea of the con-
tents of the book, and it may be added that
the work has been done with much skill.
For sale by ID. II. Long.
MINGo AND OTHER SKETCHES. BY Joel
Chandler Harris. Boston; Ticknor x Co.
Mingo " is an exquisite little sketch, in
which the poor whites, the quality and the
faithful old negro are finely contrasted; and
in this occurs one of Mr.. Harris most bril-
liant strokes, an inspiration which we are
tempted to call flash of genius AT
league Poteet's " is a more elaborate story,
dealing with the moonshiners of the Georgia
mountains and embracing an interesting
dialect study as we'll as a striking picture of
character. The humor is more abundant
and of a fuller flavor than in the other
pieces, but the note of tragedy is sounded
also and pretty vein of sentiment tinges
the tale with an allurng color. A Piece
of Land certainly repays attention
The FORTUNES OF THE FARADAYs. BY
Amanda NJ. Douglas. Boston: Lee X Shep-
ard. Price Sl50. From respectable, hope
less, helpless, middle-class folks " family
of girls is transformed by their beauty and
chance into the elite" The book is an
essentially worldly novel Point lace and
diamonds are made delusively attractive,
though true love is not neglected. There is
a bit of a scandal, involving the marital re-
lations, a mystery is unexpectedly de-
veloped The author shows the lightness
and skill of experience, but in writing pro-
fessedly for girls she comes dangerously
near the style of writers who tempt inter
est by fascinating pictures of luxury and do
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